Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 118,977	$ 127,016
Restricted cash	304	315
Accounts receivable, less allowance for bad debts of $17,525 at September 30, 2023 and $11,889 at December 31, 2022	735,582	676,573
Inventories	822,765	673,621
Prepaid expenses	101,559	85,665
Income taxes refundable	25,689	18,583
Other current assets	38,119	56,324
Total current assets	1,842,995	1,638,097
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $2,252,257 at September 30, 2023 and $2,054,928 at December 31, 2022	2,798,727	2,462,082
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $709,690 at September 30, 2023 and $623,101 at December 31, 2022	1,091,446	865,122
Goodwill	2,447,376	1,970,377
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries	2,164,182	1,926,395
Operating lease right-of-use assets	202,947	186,141
Other assets	238,053	136,268
Deferred income taxes	24,611	17,888
Total assets	10,810,337	9,202,370
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	73,862	69,846
Accounts payable, principally trade	394,748	472,491
Income taxes payable	18,294	44,851
Current operating lease liabilities	52,378	49,232
Accrued expenses	494,421	432,023
Total current liabilities	1,033,703	1,068,443
Long-term debt, net of current portion	4,338,126	3,314,969
Long-term operating lease liabilities	154,858	141,703
Other non-current liabilities	313,889	298,933
Deferred income taxes	502,779	481,832
Total liabilities	6,343,355	5,305,880
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 174,426,268 and 173,593,099 shares issued at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively	1,744	1,736
Additional paid-in capital	1,691,636	1,660,084
Treasury stock, at cost; 14,893,860 and 13,623,503 shares at        September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively	(628,991)	(554,451)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(332,413)	(383,874)
Retained earnings	3,648,738	3,085,528
Total Darling's stockholders’ equity	4,380,714	3,809,023
Noncontrolling interests	86,268	87,467
Total stockholders' equity	4,466,982	3,896,490
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 10,810,337	$ 9,202,370